Legal Opinion
Schwertner Backhoe Services, Inc. v. Kirk (In re Kirk)
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Texas
Decided January 28, 2015No. 11-11556; Adv. Proc. No. 11-01239PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
TONY M. DAVIS, UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY JUDGE
In this case, a creditor seeks attorney’s fees for prosecuting a nondischargeability action involving a diversion of construction funds. The Court awards $12,420 of the attorney’s fees requested, as they are authorized by a Texas statute, and determines that the fees awarded are nondis-chargeable, as they arise from or are on account of conduct that resulted in a non-dischargeable debt.1
I. JURISDICTION
The Court has jurisdiction over this proceeding under 28 U.S.C. §§ 157 and 1334, and venue is proper under 28 U.S.C. § 1409(a).2 As…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Stern v. MarshallSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Arthur Andersen & Co. v. Perry Equipment Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1997
- Tony Gullo Motors I, L.P. and Brien Garcia v. Nury ChapaTexas Supreme Court · 2006
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Dudley Construction, Ltd., Richard Mark Dudley, and Hartford Fire Insurance Company v. Act Pipe and Supply, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 2018
- Trustmark Nat'l Bank v. Tegeler (In re Tegeler)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas · 2018
- NF Clean v. Kakal (In re Kakal)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas · 2019
- Hiner v. Koukhtiev (In re Koukhtiev)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas · 2017
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